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Hugh Hefner
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File:Hugh Hefner (1979 cropped).jpg — Alan Light · CC BY 2.5 · Resized without enlargement and converted to WebP. The existing People portrait frame may crop the photograph. Source colours retained. · All media credits

Editor · Entrepreneur · 1926–2017

Hugh Hefnerthe places behind the story.

Hugh Hefner was an American businessman and magazine publisher. Born in Chicago in 1926 and died in 2017. On Where It Was, follow Hugh Hefner through Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and the real places on the map below.

  • 4Places on the map
  • 1City
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The map

4 placeswhere it happened.

Pins mark documented locations. Dashed circles mark an approximate area, not an exact building or camera position.

The story

In briefbefore you follow the trail.

Life and work

Hugh Hefner was an American businessman and magazine publisher. Citizenship: United States.

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Hugh Hefner appears in Beverly Hills Cop II. Its mapped locations appear on the trail below; a location does not mean Hugh Hefner was there for every scene.

The trail

Work, moment, placein the order it happened.

  1. 19261926-04-09
    Moment

    Born

    Hugh Hefner was born in Chicago. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.

    Place

    ChicagoApproximate area

    Area reference. This marks the town or district of birth, not a particular house or address.

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  2. 1987

    WorkBeverly Hills Cop II Movies

    Moment

    A screen location

    Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is documented as a location associated with Beverly Hills Cop II (1987). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.

    Place

    Hollywood Roosevelt HotelSite

    7000 Hollywood Boulevard

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  3. 20172017-09-27
    Moment

    Died 27 September 2017

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  4. Date not established
    Moment

    Hugh Hefner studied at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, according to the biographical record.

    Place

    School of the Art Institute of ChicagoLocation

    A school, college or campus. Visit only where it is open to the public; many teaching spaces are private.

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  5. Date not established
    Moment

    Hugh Hefner is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, according to the biographical record.

    Place

    Westwood Village Memorial Park CemeteryLocation

    A burial or memorial site. Follow the site’s own opening hours and visitor rules.

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People in the story

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About the map and images

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Locations are shown at the precision the sources support; approximate areas are never presented as exact addresses. Portrait: File:Hugh Hefner (1979 cropped).jpg — Alan Light, CC BY 2.5.

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